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Article L5231-1 of the French Public Health Code

The manufacture and distribution, whether in return for payment or free of charge, of toys or amusements containing poisonous or dangerous substances, the list of which is drawn up and updated by decree in the Council of State on the advice of the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety, are prohibited.

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Article L5231-2 of the French Public Health Code

It is prohibited to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, display or import : 1° Bottles with tubes ; 1° bis Collars for teats and soothers and teething rings containing bisphenol A ; 2° Teats and soothers that do not meet the conditions laid down by a decree in the Conseil d’Etat. This decree lays down the characteristics of the products that may be used, as well as the special indications…

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Article L5231-4 of the French Public Health Code

In order to limit excessive exposure of children, the distribution, whether in return for payment or free of charge, of objects containing radio equipment specifically intended for use by children under the age of six may be prohibited by order of the Minister for Health.

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Article L5232-1 of the French Public Health Code

Any portable device for listening to sound through a listening device and any listening device placed on the market, held for sale, sold or distributed free of charge are designed to be safe for the user’s hearing under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use. These portable devices are accompanied by health messages on the risks associated with their use and on how to prevent these risks. Portable equipment and…

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Article L5232-1-1 of the French Public Health Code

All advertising, by whatever means or on whatever medium, promoting the use of mobile telephones for voice communications must clearly, visibly and legibly state the recommended use of a listening device to limit exposure of the head to radio emissions from the equipment. The listening device used to limit exposure of the head to the electromagnetic fields emitted by the equipment must also appear on this advertisement. Offenders are liable…

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Article L5232-2 of the French Public Health Code

The obligations imposed on operators of restaurants, public houses and other establishments where food or drink is served to the public regarding the cleaning after use of utensils used by the said establishments, as well as the obligations imposed on hairdressers, manicurists, chiropodists, masseurs and all other professionals providing personal care, regarding the cleaning of objects used either in the place where they exercise their profession or on their customers’…

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Article L5232-3 of the French Public Health Code

Service providers and distributors of equipment, including medical devices or their accessories, designed to help people who are ill or have an incapacity or disability within the meaning of article L. 114 of the French Social Action and Family Code to return to their own homes and become independent, must have staff who hold a diploma, validated professional experience or equivalent attesting to training in the provision of this equipment…

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Article L5232-4 of the French Public Health Code

Healthcare professionals who use the healthcare products mentioned in 18° to 20° of Article L. 5311-1 shall report without delay to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé any incident involving these products likely to have adverse effects on people’s health. The procedures for applying this article are determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.

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